[H-].[Na+].[F:3][C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([C@H:10]([OH:20])[CH2:11][C@H:12]([CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH3:19])[C:13]([OH:15])=[O:14])=[CH:6][CH:5]=1.[CH3:21]I>C1COCC1>[F:3][C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:7]([C@H:10]([O:20][CH3:21])[CH2:11][C@H:12]([CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH3:19])[C:13]([OH:15])=[O:14])=[CH:8][CH:9]=1To a suspension of NaH (129 mg, 60% oil dispersion) in 20 mL THF was slowly added at room temperature the crude (S)-2-((R)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)hexanoic acid isolated above as a solution in 10 mL THF. To this mixture was added dropwise methyl iodide (164 mL, 373.9 mg, 2.6 mmol) and the resulting stirred for 3 h at room temperature. The reaction was quenched by the slow addition of 15 mL 1M aqueous HCl and the mixture extracted with ethyl acetate (3×30 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (2×20 mL) and dried over sodium sulfate. Evaporation of solvent afforded the product as an oil which was used directly in the next reaction without further purification.
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